As far as tech start-ups go, Deliveroo is one of the most talked about and successful in London right now.
The food delivery business has joined competitors in the eye of the ‘gig economy’ storm, meaning head of employment and commercial litigation Tarun Tawakley is handling some of the most innovative and forward-thinking cases in 21st century employment law.
Tawakley oversaw a key victory in early December, instructing his old firm Lewis Silkin and frequent collaborator 11KBW as a judicial review in the High Court brought by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) was thrown out.
The IWGB sought to demand collective bargaining rights for Deliveroo’s flexible workers – ‘riders’, as they are dubbed internally – though the bench sided with Tawakley, putting Deliveroo in the clear.
Although he had always seen himself joining the partnership at Lewis Silkin, Tawakley is now firmly settled in his role at the business. The rapid pace of its international expansion is only gaining greater momentum with every passing day and that challenge literally keeps him on his toes, as an avid runner around any city in a newly entered market.
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